Pokemon Legends: Arceus is an open-world RPG coming to the Switch
b'Pok\\xe9mon Legends: Arceus is an open-world RPG coming to the Switch a special live-streamed event today, The Pok\\xe9mon Company revealed something fans having been waiting a long time for: an open-world Pok\\xe9mon adventure. The next major entry in the franchise will be called Pok\\xe9mon Legends: Arceus, and it looks to be a huge evolution of the long-running RPG formula. The developers describe it as a \\u201cpre-make,\\u201d which offers \\u201ca new challenge and a new frontier for the Pok\\xe9mon world.\\u201d\\n\\nThe story takes place in the Sinnoh region, at a period that appears to be long before other Pok\\xe9mon games, and will include a number of iconic monsters like Piplup, with your choice of starters including Rowlet, Oshawott, and Cyndaquil. It\\u2019s expected to launch worldwide on the Switch in early 2022.'